Happy Friday, internet dwellers. The week has wound down, Batkid has saved the day, and all that's left is to go home and curl up around your new iPad Mini's warm glow. There's still some minutes left in the day, though, so what better way to cap off a helluva week than a good ol' fashioned open thread? Talk about whatever you'd like! For instance, I was just discussing books with a certain Gizmodo employee—more specifically, the fact that, despite what he may think, physical books are in no way obsolete and, in fact, fulfill a very necessary function.

What do you think? Are books dead? Is Eric illiterate? Does any of this even matter? Who knows! Because really, at the end of the day, we're all just lucky to not be Rob Ford. Now, go chat away.